Frankel Leads Juddmonte Stallion Roster for 2027

Juddmonte's new group 1 star Field of Gold (IRE) will begin his stallion career next year at a fee of £20,000, while the leading European operation has opted to keep its flagship sire Frankel (GB) at £350,000. The son of Galileo (IRE) will stand at that lofty fee for a fourth consecutive season, having shared the distinction of being the world's most expensive stallion with a publicly advertised fee this year alongside Dubawi (IRE). This year Frankel added two further classic winners in Thundering On (GB) and Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) winner Benvenuto Cellini (IRE), taking his number of northern hemisphere classic winners to an impressive 14. This season Frankel has sired 18 group winners across Britain and Ireland, five of whom have scored in elite company, while his global influence came to the fore last week when Point of Law (GB) landed the Melbourne Cup (G1) at Flemington. A press release from Juddmonte read: "Frankel is now the sire of over 200 stakes winners worldwide, with an extraordinary 45 individual group 1 winners. His progeny also continue to light up the sales ring, and for the fourth year in a row he was the leading Tattersalls October Book 1 sire by average, with five seven-figure yearlings. Frankel's exceptional record on the racecourse and in the sales ring continues to underline his standing among the world's elite stallions." Last year's Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) and St James's Palace Stakes (G1) winner Field of Gold, who was retired after making one start at 4, is another that Banstead Manor Stud will have the highest of hopes for. The release continued: "Combining exceptional speed, a brilliant turn of foot and an outstanding pedigree, Field of Gold represents an exciting opportunity for breeders to access a dual group 1-winning son of Kingman at the beginning of his stallion career." Kingman (GB) himself will also be kept at the same fee, £125,000, for a fifth consecutive season and it was the same story for the other three members of the roster in Chaldean (GB) (£20,000), Lead Artist (GB) (£12,500), and Bated Breath (GB) (£5,000). The release said: "With his proven ability to sire outstanding performers and his growing influence as a sire of sires, Kingman remains a key choice for breeders seeking classic quality. "Chaldean continues to build momentum as one of Europe's most exciting young stallions. His first yearlings have been met with widespread acclaim, achieving a top price of €650,000, with 32 six-figure lots across all yearling sales, more than any other first-crop sire. He covered another strong book of over 180 mares in 2026. "With his first runners due to appear in 2027, Chaldean enters an exciting new phase of his stallion career, supported by strong commercial demand for his first crop. "Group 1-winning miler Lead Artist got off to an excellent start at stud, covering over 170 mares in his debut book. By sire of sires Dubawi and from the stallion-making family of Hasili, his exceptional pedigree and impressive physique attracted many of the most astute breeders in the business, and it is no surprise that he has proved equally popular at Arrowfield Stud, where he stood for the southern hemisphere season. "With his established record of producing high-class performers, Bated Breath offers breeders access to a proven source of speed and quality at a highly competitive fee."